/lit/ - Literature

>>7948326
Recommended reading order? I'm reading Sartre and was thinking about reading him before Dostoevsky.

>>7948326
>the individual
>mattering at all on its own

The individual has no use beyond their utility to the state - either as an instrument of war, or production.

>>7948443
>the state
>mattering at all on it's own

The state has no use beyond its utility to the will of the grand aesthetic - either as a pillar of stasis, or a stimulus for change.

>>7948462
No, you.

>>7948465
Evola was not a statist ffs kill yourself

>>7948344
i've only read a few of kierkegaard's works (I'm not OP), but I found Fear and Trembling to be a very leisurely read, and its beautifully written. F&T also makes reading The Sickness Unto Death a little easier, however I highly recommend familiarizing yourself with some Hegelian language and ideas before starting it.

Love to see praise for Kierke on here. Take the leap anons

>>7948326
>the individual is higher than the universal
incoherent nonsense

>>7948344
Fear and Trembling -> Sickness Unto Death

Skip the rest.

>>7950716
This. OP has a low IQ.

>>7950727
Having a high IQ unfortunately doesn't prevent the sad disease of spouting incoherent nonsense. Judging by what academics, who are definitely smart, believe on a variety of topics it might actually make them more likely to do it.

>>7950722
I'd say Either/Or should be read in between the two

>>7950722
the concept of anxiety? r u srs?

You know, Kierkegaard.... was a Protestant.

>>7948326
Is this one of those things wear you are just excited by your current book or this is one of your first philosophy books?

I plan on reading Kierkegaard eventually but not right this minute. Can you present or share some of the insight possibly? Or at least describe it in some way?

>>7948326
>When will you realise that the individual is higher than the universal, comrades?
>Simply wrong, which is why I'm telling you to read Kierkegaard. He advocated people find what is true for them. Any "absolute truth" is irrelevant compared to the individual

>misreading kierkegaard this bad

wew

Are his other texts as easy to read as Fear and Trembling ?

>>7950741
Not him, but I disagree. The Sickness Unto Death and Fear and Trembling give a lot of insight as to what Kierkegaard is getting at in Either/Or. It definitely should be read. If you only read TSUD and F&T you're skipping 2/3 of his "stages", a better look at what exactly K opposed pertaining to Hegel, and some very interesting and staunch views on Christianity and the modern day philistine.

>>7951028
Kierkegaard can be parsed fairly well with very little knowledge of philosophy. At his most "philosophical" he's a response to Hegel's The Philosophy of Right. What he arguably does better is being poetic, condemning the modern Christian hypocrite, and being able to examine life very closely. His analysis of the three dramas in Either/Or is another kind of genius, the inner dialogue he writes for the three characters is right on the nose. I've never encountered anything like it before, he just understands.

Heidegger and Wittgenstein adored him for a reason. There are essays that give interesting insight into the three of them and how their philosophies intersect, you can probably Google around for that. His influence on existentialism, particularly the French, is understated. K could've been the only one and existentialism would be just as rich.

>>7951254
Probably easier. Fear and Trembling is filled to the brim with Hegelian terminology. The only part that rivals it is Either/Or part 2. Once you get a few books in it becomes much easier.

>>7948326
>The only way to escape anguish is faith.
I agree with that. I've realized it myself. I think Psalm 49 sums that up very well. What's Kierkegaard's theology like? I don't really know anything about him.

>>7951344
>Hegel

dropped

Kierkegaard was the favorite author of my highschool mythology and philosophy teacher.
So, uh, yeah.